Fumio Kitaoka - 冬の摩周湖 (Lake Mashu in Winter)

Name: Fumio Kitaoka - 冬の摩周湖 (Lake Mashu in Winter)
Brand: Kumo Arts
Price: 300.00 GBP
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£300.00

Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print

Fumio Kitaoka’s 1983 woodblock shows Lake Mashu’s clear, teal crater waters under a pale winter sky, edged with snow-frosted shrubs and framed by the rugged silhouette of Mt. Mashu in the distance. A wonderful wintry scene. ❄️

Year & Edition: 1983 · signed, titled & dated in pencil. Artist Proof.
Medium: Woodblock.
Dimensions: Sheet W: 49.00 cm × H: 38.00 cm; Image W: 41.00 cm × H: 31.00 cm.
Condition: Excellent; crisp impression, vibrant pigments, clean paper.
Notes: Lake Mashu (摩周湖), revered as “the lake of the gods” by the native Ainu, sits within Akan–Mashu National Park in Hokkaido. In this scene, Kitaoka captures its famously transparent waters in jewel-like teal, the surrounding slopes and Mt.Mashu beyond (kamui-nupuri (カムイヌプリ, “Mountain of the Gods”)) dusted with snow, windswept winter clouds drifting overhead.

About the Artist

Fumio Kitaoka (1918-2007) was a leading figure in Japan’s sōsaku-hanga movement and a student of both Unichi Hiratsuka and Koshiro Onchi. Known for his quietly powerful landscapes, Kitaoka explored seasonal change, shifting light, and the passage of time. He exhibited and taught internationally from the 1950s onward, and his work is held in major collections including MoMA, Harvard Art Museums, and the Yokohama Museum of Art. [ ← View All Works by Fumio Kitaoka]